Firoze Khan, 28 year old hailing from Banaras Hindu University, Muslim Firoze Khan looking forward to his new job when he deplaned in Varanasi on 7 November. It had barely been a day since he was accepted as an assistant Sanskrit professor at UP's Banaras Hindu University. But his anticipation of teaching at one of India's most prestigious universities quickly plummeted to nervousness. Khan just as checked his email inbox to find appointment letter, on the afternoon of 6 November, students at BHU-primarily those affiliated to the ABVP- began protesting against him teaching Sanskrit, insisting that 'just as a Hindu can't teach in a Madrasa, a Muslim has no place in a Gurukul'.social media make him feel ''not alone''.
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